Grain-shocker.



R. WOODS.

GRAIN SHOCKBR. PPLIOATIOK FILED MAY 2a, 912.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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R. WOODS. GRAIN SHOCKER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 28. 1912.

Patgante'ii Sept. 16, 1913."

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ROBERT WOODS, OF GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA.

GRAIN-SI-IOCKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16,1913.

Application filed may 28, 1912. Serial No. 700,193.

Zb'all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Ronnn'r Woons, a citizen of Canada, residing at Grand Forks, in the county of Grand Forks and State of Northf Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain-Shockers; and I do hereby declare the following to bee full; clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in grain sl'toclters for use in connection with harvesting machines,one object of the invention being to construct the device in such manner that the shocks, after having been assembled, will be so discharged that the will stand firmly upon the ground. A further ob ect is to provide means for collecting any such loose grain as may escape from the bundles or sheaves during the conveying of the same to the shock-f0rming receptacle.

A further object is to provide improved tucker devices and means for automatieally operating the same.

A further object is to so construct the machine that a shock will be assembled in two parts and so that the divided shock shall hen-spread at the base when it is being deposited upon the ground in an upright position.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is'a side elevation; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view; Fig. 3 is a transverse soctional View; Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view, and Fig. is a View illustrating a modification of the tucker operating devices.

1 represents a frame mounted on suitable carrying wheels 2. Rising from this frame, inside the Wheels, is a casing 3 which constitutes a eceptacle for shocks the sheaves or bundles forming the latter being deposited into said receptacle and received by dumping devices within the lower portion of said receptacle, as more fully hereinafter explained.

The casing or receptacle 3 is divided longitmlinally by a central partition 1, there by forming two compartments in said rccoptacle. The rear portion of this partition is cut away, as shown by dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2, and the forward portion depends bclow the dumping devices (passing between the latter). At its lower edge the partition is spread or widened for thc purpose of spreading the divided portions of the shock as the latter is discharged from the dumping devices. In this manner the shock will be spread at the base and thus caused to stand firmly upon the ground in an upright position. A shaft (shown in the drawing as a flat plate provided at its ends with journals) has bearings near its ends in the side walls of the casing 3 and in order that said shaft may have more or less vertical play, said bearings may be vertically movable or the shaft may be mounted in elongated slots (3 in the sides of said casing. To this shaft (which is disposed in rear of the depending forward portion of the partition as shown in Fig. 2), four dumping trays 7 are rigidly securcd,- -t\vo such trays being located at each side of the partition t and the trays of each pair are disposed back to back with the plate or shaft 5 between them as clearly shown in Fig. 3. One pair of dumping trays is provided at respective ends thereof, with laterally projecting arms 8. one of which normally rests upon a suitable trip device 9 and in this manner the trays are held normally in horizontal position to receive bundles of grain which are discharged there-into from a hopper 10 located above the receptacle. The arms 8 are disposed betwcontlm tray of one pair (scrving as spacers for the same) and the end portions of the trays of the other pair are spaced by strips 8 as shown by dotted lines in Fig. -I'. The discharge opening in the bottom of the hopper i0 is located directly over the partition l and between the upper edge of this partition and the bottom of the hopper, a shil'tablc gate 11 is provided for the purpose of directing the bundles of grain first into one compartment and then into the other. This gate may be n'iounted in various ways but I have found it convenient to hinge the same at its lower edge to the upper edge of the partition 4. The bundles of grain are discharged into the hopper 10 from a'suitablc elevator 12 and the bundles are received by said elevator from a short conveyor 13, which latter receives them from the binder.

At the. lllltll'rlQCflllll of the elevator and short wurcyer and under the same, a tray ll is locetetl to receive such loose groin encl foul seed as may escape from the bundles plus 11;; transit irz-om soc? conveyer to the hopper 1L This y be 130111 veuiently supported by the :5 161 ontl 1t may also be ettechetl the framework; of the elevator anal conveyor The shaft 5 to which the tlui trays ere'secui'etl, oi'o eets'et lts entls beyond its bearings in the sides of: the receptacle 3 end to these projecting entls of the shaft, slotted or grooved bars are secured centrally tween their entls. New: the iorivertl eutl of the frame 1, guizles 16 are pi-ovidetl for the accommodation of e forwardly anti back'tyardly movable shaft 17 to which tucker pistes 18 are attached at respective sides of the partit on prings 1'2 attached. at one cruel to seicl Slldfll 1'? soil the other end to the heme 1, some to normelly o tain the shaft 1'2 emcl the tucker plates in me-e0 return them to their 'ireei'wercl po- Sllllfllfl. Pitmen 19 are attechecl' to respecthe ends of the tucker shell; smell the reel may until a. pro er amount has been accumulated am? then t e other compartment encl be clischei":

ll will shiitetl so to. cause the bundles of, gram ei "'1 the the clumping trey tlieeein, Aster bom the clumping trays shell, have been properly filled, the trays will be released by mani a uletion of the trip device 9 and the predominance of Weight at the butt ends of the bundles, will cause the trays to turn for- Wardly encl cliscbarge the clivicle& shock onto the ground, and at the some time, the base of the shock Will be spreacl by the flaring lower edge of the partition 4: as meviously explained, so as to provide a broa and firm bearing for the shock upon the ground. While a shock is being discharged by the tilting of the clumping trays, it- Will be and caused to be properly disposed in an upright position by the action of the tucker plates,-seid tucker plates being moved rearW-erclly towarcl the shock by power transmitted to them through the metiium of the grooved or slotted bars 15 anal pitmen 19 during; the turning off-the shaft 5 to Wbicl'z f" imping tmys are secured. Af-

o, tlischsirged, the clumpsimultaneously about age perpe trolled by the movements of said trays for,

ing trays will be in a Velillfial position against one sicle of the shock and the tucker plates will. bear against the opposite side the shool. As the machine moves l OlYv' willy, the engagement of the new lower of M the dumping trays with the u icl of the shock will cause clumpin to complete a hall? turn one? become egos disposed. in a lorizon'tel position, oositi ing the previouslylower trays to ice 1 another s oclz. During the iiooveeieut trays from the ertical position the zontel position above or arms 20 on the pi men freely "fromone entl to grooved or slottecl bars (being thus move by the ectieooi? the spri end the tucker plates li vill thus be to thei lnormel foiweml positions. losteetl of effecting the lo elm forweecl i'eeipro'cetions of the tool es aboveolescribecl, the construc in Fig. 5 may be employed. mugement, the she/l t 5 is pro'vi V gem $31 at each eutl and these gs motion to smaller geeseor p-inio of said goers being me boxes in sitles of the ceasing o boxes may so moouteel es ticel olsy'to insure prop-e): "ii-he smaller gears 52% t mils to which so-itl geese are provided with emnlt-erme the Pea-i" encls of the pitmen 155 ecl. With this construction, the plates will be caused to move wsrclly anti then forwardly outing esci revolution of the (lumping treys e the some results as previously connect-loo Wlofl the preferred cons of my improv ments o ling to l-l whet eloim new all S umble cl, Cllit? ti oiling to seicl partition, and means coz the rotation of said trays, 2. 111 a shocker, the combination with receptacle dividerl into two compartments by a. vertical partition, oi. tilting trays mount etlin said compartments, "seiet trays being simultaneously movable about on per pencliculer to seitl partition, tucliei: in front of said trays and movable and away from the some, and devices 0021 operating and controlling said tucker plates. 1%

3. In a shocker, the combination with a receptacle and two simultaneously movable dumping trays rotatably mounted in said; receptacle, of e partition separating sold dividing trays, said partition having flaring lower edges depending below the axes of the dumping trays to spread the parts of a divided shock discharged from said trays.

4. In a shocker, the combination with a receptacle and a vertical partition therein dividing said receptacle into two vertical compartments, of dumping trays in said compartments, and simultaneously movable about an axis perpendicular to said parti tion, a hopper over the receptacle, and a movable gate for directing bundles of grain from said hopper into one or the other of the compartments of the receptacle.

5. In a shocker, the combination with a receptacle and a vertical partition therein said receptacle into two vertical compartments, said partition having a flarin lower edge, of dumping trays in said compartments and simultaneously movable about an axis perpendicular to the partition, a hopper over the receptacle and a hinged gate between said hopper and the upper edge of the partition for causing bundles of grain to be discharged into the compartments, one compartment at a time, whereby a divided shock is formed in said receptacle.

6. In a shocker, the combination with a receptacle, of a shaft extending transversely across the lower portion thereof, a dum ing tray secured to said shaft, ,9, tucker shaii in the forward portion of the machine, tucker plates attached to said tucker shaft, slotted bars secured between their ends to respective ends of the first mentioned shaft, and pitmen attached at their forward ends to the tucker shaft and movably connected at their rear ends with said slotted bars.

7. In a shocker, the combination with a frame and a receptacle thereon, of a shaft extending transversely across the lower portion of said rece tacle, a dum )ing tray on said shaft, slotte bars secured between their ends to respective ends of said shaft, a rearwardly and forwardly movable tucker shaft mounted on the forward portion of the frame, and yielding pitmen connected at their forward ends with the tucker shaft and at their rear ends having movable connection with said slotted bars.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT \VOODS.

Witnesses M. J. QUARUM. H. BnNonKn. 

